My first blog

So, this is the very first time I'm blogging. It will be a semi-regular event and hopefully one that will interest without excessive boredom.
It is a hot and muggy day here in Colorado. I have turned off the a/c and am sort of enjoying the freshly muggy air. I have a love/hate relationship with my a/c. I love the cool relief from the blistering heat, but hate the shut in feeling. I feel like I'm in a cave and that I might get moldy if I don't get outside.
We returned a couple of days ago from a mountain camping trip with a friend. It was a typical Colorado camping experience with cooler temperatures and some refreshing rain. We have a little camper called a T@B. It's lots of fun. Here's a picture of it in Dead Horse Point State Park this last May.
Our friend also has one of these campers and we met her on a Yahoo Groups site for people who own one or are interested in owning one. She is getting ready to go on a 6 week trip up east with her dog Roxie. Here's her travel blog. Her camper is named "Tabette". I can't remember what we named ours, but I think it was something not very creative like "Tabby". I don't know what T@B stands for other than I've heard it is supposed to mean "Touring About America".
We bought our camper on Ebay in December of 2005 from a lady in northern California. In January of 2006, we drove out there, picked it up and camped in it on the way home by way of southern California, Death Valley, through Las Vegas (as fast as we could get out of there), through Zion National Park, Moab Utah and home. The only place we didn't stay in it was in Moab - it was very cold, so we rented a hotel room. Since then we have visited Moab again, the Great Sand Dunes National Park here in Colorado and various camping trips. We are planning on going to Devils Tower in Wyoming in September and Glendo, Wyoming on the way home to Colorado.

Here is a picture of my easel with a blank canvas on it. I haven't painted anything for about 4 months. My creativeness has been at a low ebb. Most of my work is on exhibit at a local gallery although we do have some pieces on our walls here at home. It's time to start creating. I'll keep you posted on my progress. I generally start with sketches in my sketchbook, writing in potential color schemes and indicating places where I might use texture. Once I have a completed a painting, it may or may not resemble my sketch. It just depends on how things come together as I work. I have no formal training, but have been involved in creating artworks from a very early age. I work in acrylics. I'll be posting various pieces of artwork upon occasion.